The first track is FIRE, 'I Hate Hate' isn't too far behind, and 'Hip Hop Vs Rap' isn't either. From there, while enjoyable political/conscious hip hop, it never matches the beginning of the album. Like Public Enemy's material, the beats are quite rock-influenced at times, and I feel (believe it or not), that they are a touch too strong and almost slightly drown out Chuck D. The final track before the remixes, 'Make It Funky', mixes the sound up with you guessed it, a very funky vibe and is Chuck D's tribute to The Godfather of Soul, James Brown. Of the remixes, 'Tear Down that Wall' is inferior to the original but features the 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' sample, so it's hard not to enjoy it to some degree. And 'The Spook Who Sat By Arizona' is probably also one of the weaker tracks. While nothing is too special, Chuck D is still a joy to listen to rap - a good three out of five after a few spins. Best Tracks: Tear Down That Wall, I Hate Hate, Hip Hop Vs Rap, Super Ego Man, Make It Funky

Crooked borrows some of the better-known beats to rap over on this project. Menace II Sobriety Fkfame - Luniz - I Got Five on It Life of a Bandana - Nas - I Gave You Power Flowers - Coolio - Gangster's Paradise Best Tracks: Life of a Bandana.

Most of the production on this album is great. The beats are intertwined in funk basslines and many fantastic samples. While Cube came a bit harder, some of it feels a bit like his earlier albums. The rappers don't grab me like the aforementioned artist, or like the best of them though. Their vocal presence leaves something to be desired in my opinion. They don't have an X factor. Best Tracks: Dig It!, I Ain't the Nigga, Funk, Pam's Song, Fo da Money

Some of these tracks sound almost like a mash-up, not your traditional Coolio production by any means. Not all good tracks but I like the best songs enough to give this a decent rating. Best Tracks: Change vs. Ennio Morricone, I Will, Cruis Off, She Loves Me

Like with many conceptual albums I've listened to, I don't completely think the story the artist is trying to tell works as well as they'd hope. However, Brotha Lynch has said in an interview that it should make more sense and come together over the next two albums which will finish the trilogy. Anyway, track for track this is a fairly solid horrorcore album. There is nothing too weak, some nice tracks that are mentioned below and overall while the beats do feel a bit too alike they are fairly bangin'. Like I said, not really feeling the story makes the skits feel pointless, but I guess in this digital age it's not that big a deal. As with most horrocore, the lyrics can become a lil' repetitive which bring the album down a tad for me, however, there are enough tracks I enjoy enough to give this a reasonable rating. Worth checking out even if you may need to hit the skip button a few times. Best Tracks: Colostomy Bag, Murder Over Hard, I Tried to Commit Suicide, Meat, I Plotted (My Next Murder)